Sunday Story…Fitness Challenge 3

Every meal is NOT a banquet! Every time you eat it does not need to be a full-on celebration. Just because you worked out or had a hard day doesn’t give you automatic permission to eat like a fool.

Think about this…if you have 1 glass of wine every day (because after all you had a rough day and you deserve it!) at the end of the year you will have consumed 22 gallons of wine! Whaaaat!!! I’m pretty sure you don’t need or want to consume that much alcohol.

Look life can be rough. You will have some tough times, some days that are hard. It’s supposed to be that way. If you want easy you might need to look elsewhere. Find a different way to decompress…read, converse, listen to music, dance or any number of things that don’t include health-compromising activities.

Food is fuel. You should eat enough to support your activity but not so much as to store body fat. Eating is a necessity, not a party. That being said, when it is a party give yourself permission to indulge and enjoy every morsel. Don’t be that guy or girl eating 7 almonds in the corner like a mouse.

Stop before you start. You know what foods you can’t resist. If you eat just one you will eat a hundred. Your will power is non-existent around those foods. So NEVER let those cross your lips at any time. You know what foods you enjoy and have a hard time stopping but you can stop if you are paying attention. Then there are the foods you can eat and stop at any time, no problem.

There you have it…3 ways to keep your food consumption under control…plan ahead, eat slowly and mindfully, give up the “celebration” mindset. Pick the easiest one and start there. Add the next one when you got the first one nailed down!

John Mariotti
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